Procurement Software Advisory Analyst

Corcentric is in search of energetic, self-motivated individuals to join our consulting team in the Greater Philadelphia area. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a part of a team made up of driven, innovative industry leaders who work diligently to obtain the best results for our clients. As a member of the Corcentric team, you will become part of a company that prospers within a success-driven environment and continues to grow in size, revenue, and expertise. Working at Corcentric will challenge you to invest heavily in your own professional development, and allow you to take control of your career path by exposing you to a variety of categories and industries where you are given the ability to help shape impactful, strategic recommendations.

The position is a full time position as a Procurement Software Advisory Consultant within our consulting firm based in Willow Grove, PA. The position would act as part of our Procurement Advisory consulting practice, in which we partner with our clients’ procurement and sourcing departments to help identify opportunities to leverage procurement software, build technology roadmaps and business cases, provide decision support to ensure successful deployment of their Source-to-Pay software platforms, and provide change management and adoption services to realize their target ROI. The candidates for this position must have relevant experience and procurement expertise, either in industry or as a consultant, specifically related to procurement software and source-to-pay processes. The candidate for this position must also enjoy working in a fast-paced environment along with other bright and motivated individuals.

What will I do?
The qualified candidate will join our Procurement Advisory practice, full-time, where we leverage our procurement expertise and knowledge of client goals, objectives, pain points, processes, and requirements to guide them through procurement software implementation and associated change management, including Spend Analysis, eSourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management, and P2P software applications. The Consultant will be responsible for executing all tasks related to software implementation planning, execution, and adoption services. Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as subject matter expert for procurement strategy as it relates to source-to-pay technology
• Interface with clients to gather requirements and objectives
• Develop relationships with client sponsors and stakeholders
• Analyze data and information collected from client in order to provide data-driven recommendations as it pertains to software, services, and change management
• Develop business case to support client technology and services investments and timeline
• Guide and support client software implementations ensuring best practices are followed and projects stay on time and on budget with high adoption and ROI
• Create and execute PMO and change management plans that measure and maintain the business case developed as part of the sales process
• Identify, resolve, and escalate issues and scope changes as necessary
• Identify, foster, and communicate additional business opportunities
• Ensure projects are completed on-time, on-budget, with high client satisfaction
• Provide input and support content generation for sales activities
• Develop, own, and continuously improve methodology and materials for delivery of our advisory services

Who Should Apply?
Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, engineering, supply chain, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience providing consulting services directly to clients or leveraging source-to-pay software in procurement organizations
• Experience managing projects (PMP certification a plus)
• Experience with procurement software such as Ariba, Ivalua, JAGGAER, Determine, Zycus, etc., either as an end user and/or as part of an implementation team
• Experience and understanding of procurement

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong business, financial, and technical acumen
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Full command of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to produce clear reports and presentations
• Ability to develop client relationships and manage expectations
• Ability and desire to work in a small, agile team environment
• Entrepreneurial spirit, self-starter, innovative, drive and willingness to learn
• Possesses strategic thinking and creative problem solving skills

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% based on project and client requirements

About Corcentric
Corcentric is a leading provider of procurement and finance solutions that transform how companies purchase, pay, and get paid. Corcentric's procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions empower companies to spend smarter, optimize cash flow, and drive profitability. Corcentric was named a 2018 ’50 Providers to Watch’ by Spend Matters and a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Accounts Payable Automations 2019. Since 1996, more than 6,000 customers from the middle market to the Fortune 1000 have used Corcentric to reduce costs and improve working capital. Learn more at corcentric.com.

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